Collision of a kitesurfer with a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) on the coast of Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Abstract

of South America (Martins et al., 2001), more specifically the east and northeast coasts of Brazil (IWC, 1998; 2005), from late austral autumn to late austral spring, when mating and calving occur (Martins et al., 2001). Around 500 to 800 remaining whales